Syros Villages

Villages located at the North East part of Syros island (Following the root from Ermoupolis to North)

Ermoupolis
Ermoupolis is the town that was born in the fire and turbulence of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Refugees from the collapsed settlements of the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor, persecuted by the Ottomans found here a shelter and a safe place to settle. more about Ermoupolis...

Ano Syros Village
Ano (“upper”) Syros appears to the visitors small and wonderful, a town with long history and a lot of sightseeing. In fact it is a medieval town surviving up to now, laying on the hillside and crowned by the church of Aghios Georgios (St. George), situated at the top of the hill. more about Ano Syros...

Sa(n) Michalis Village
Sa(n) Michalis, a false pronunciation for Saint Michael, is a small picturesque settlement, not very tourist, situated in the inland, at the northern part of the island, in the area called “Ano Mera” (“the upper part”) by the locals. more about Sa(n) Michalis...

Villages located at the South East part of Syros island (Following the root from Ermoupolis to South)

Azolimnos Village
Azolimnos is a coastal summer resort surrounding the homonymous sandy beach. The settlement is situated some 5 kilometers southeastern to Hermoupolis and counts about 300 permanent residents, most of them occupied in tourism. more about Azolimnos...

Vari Village
Vari is a coastal summer settlement situated within a fertile plain with several cultivations, close (just 1 kilometer far away to the South) to the homonymous sandy beach located within a bay. The village is found at a distance of some 8 kilometers southern to Hermoupolis and counts some 1200 permanent residents, occupied in tourism and agriculture. more about Vari...

Villages located at the South West part of Syros island (Following the root from South to North)

Megas Gialos Village
Megas Gialos (meaning “the big beach”) is a coastal summer settlement receiving numerous tourists, situated along the southern coast of the island. The village is found some 12 kilometers southwestern to Hermoupolis and counts some 250 permanent residents, occupied in tourism. more about Megas Gialos...

Possidonia (Della Grazia) Village
Possidonia, or Della Grazia as it is mentioned in the old popular songs, is a beautiful scenic coastal settlement receiving a lot of tourists, situated within a small fertile plain with green houses and nice beaches at the coast. more about Possidonia...

Finikas Village
Foinikas is a beautiful coastal summer resort surrounding the beach of the homonymous bay. It is situated at a distance of some 11 kilometers southwestern to Hermoupolis. The settlement is successive to that of Possidonia and counts some 650 permanent residents, in their majority occupied in tourism. more about Finikas...

Galissas Village
Galissas is a coastal summer resort, quite cosmopolitan, extended along the homonymous cove. It is situated at a distance of some 9 kilometers southwestern to Hermoupolis and counts some 400 permanent residents, most of them occupied in tourism. The settlement has also a small port for caiques, small boats and yachts. more about Galissas...

Villages located at the North West part of Syros island (Following the root from South to North)

Kini Village
Kini is a cute coastal tourist resort, very popular, surrounding the homonymous sandy beach. It is situated at a distance of some 9 kilometers western to Hermoupolis and counts some 450 permanent residents, in their majority occupied in tourism. The settlement has a small port for small tourist, fishing and excursion boats and is the departure point for the excursion boats that get the visitors to nice beaches, accessible only from the sea. more about Kini...